This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1922
Page
11
Medical examiner Watters reports Mrs. Jenie Gilmore of 79 East Canton Street died from heart trouble yesterday after fainting on a streetcar near her home on Washington Street.
Anderson Bevill, a 16 year old from Oklahoma, wandered into Field's Corner police station seeking shelter. Officers turned him over to the minor ward department as he recounted six years of hitchhiking from the West to the Pacific coast and beyond.
Madame Amelita Galli Curci cancels her April 3 concert at the Exposition Auditorium San Francisco due to a severe cold. Her appearance was listed as postponed until further notice.
Miss Rachel Thompson of Cambridge, a licensed radio operator and esteemed East Coast expert, is noted as the country’s only woman radio instructor at Boston's School Centre.
Miss Thompson, a radio expert and former factory worker, teaches 100 boys in five Charlestown and surrounding city classes. She argues hands on tinkering surpasses book learning while awaiting school committee approval to install aerials enabling renewed experiments.
Edward L. Greene arrives to head the Boston Better Business Bureau with C. F. Ward George B. Johnson and Freeman Hinckley among the officers. The group will focus on financial and merchandise work, testing securities and advertising truthfulness, visiting stores daily, and issuing monthly reports to executives.
Eugene and Jane Butter, two twins aged two years and ten months, were killed last night when struck by a special train on the Bangor and Aroostook railroad near Presque Isle Maine. The children's parents Mr and Mrs Iscon Butter were at home.
The Boston Post invites manuscripts predicting radio’s mid century status with a $100 prize for the best answer. Submissions must be under 500 words, typed single sided, due before midnight on April 8, read at the office, with winner announced April 10. The Wireless Editor judges and final. Five dollars paid for each manuscript published.
Fenway Court opens to the public for a full week with access daily from noon to 3 pm including Saturday. Highlights include Paul Ma ish sculpture Diana the huntress, Arnold Slade Moorish painting, and Manet interior of Tortoni's Cafe. Mrs Gardner extends viewing due to high demand.
Judge Nelson H. Brown in Dedham Superior Court yesterday granted a decree nisi divorce to Mrs Mildred D. Thayer of Brookline from Elisha M. Thayer for cruel and abusive treatment. Three physicians testified to the libelee's condition at various times.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.